מָה
mâh · H4101 · Aramaic · 14 occurrences
Meanings
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what?
A reference to an unknown object or event; normally used with the purpose of identifying that object; sometimes used in rhetorical questions expressing one's conviction that that object or event cannot be identified
ExamplesEzra 4:22 “And beware of being negligent in carrying out this matter; why should there be great damage, to the detriment of the kings?”
Ezra 6:8 “Furthermore, I issue a decree concerning what you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of that house of God: the full cost is to be paid to those people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the Euphrates River, and that without interruption.
Ezra 6:9 “And whatever is needed, bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine, and anointing oil, as the priests in Jerusalem order, it is to be given to them daily without fail,
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- הָוָאto be 4
- יְטַבseem good 1
- עֲבַדcut 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- רַעְיוֹןcogitation 1
What is done to itIt is the object
4 occurrences in 2 groups
- יְדַעcertify 2
- עֲבַדcut 2
Second object ofSecond object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יְדַעcertify 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- חֲשׁוֹךְdarkness 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- חֲשַׁחcareful 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- לto/for 6
- עַלon, upon, over, against 2
- כlike/as 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 1 entry
- Object Referents003001
- Daniel 2:28 recounts that God “has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days.”
Word family 9 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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